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Where do the Children Play?

24 March 2026

“As a child, connection to the outdoors and being able to run around…

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UK Play Safety Forum: Benefit-risk and the new ISO (Free online webinar)

23 January 2024

UK Play Safety Forum webinar on benefit-risk and the new ISO Book Tickets…

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The Humble Cardboard Box, By Alex Wallis

21 November 2023

  December: the month of the year when homes and businesses across the…

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Upcoming: AGM & 25 Years of Play Scotland

13 November 2023

Join us for Play Scotland’s 25th Anniversary Celebrations and AGM where we will…

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Scotland’s Play Charter

Scotland’s Play Charter describes our collective commitment to play for all children and young people. Supporters of the Charter know that children have the right to play and value play as an essential part of children’s health and wellbeing as individuals and part of the community.

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Pledges to Scotland’s Play Charter

  • 3D Drumchapel
  • Sarah Lawrence College
  • Inverbrothock OOSC
  • Greener Kirkcaldy
  • Middleton Park School
  • Bòrd na Gàidhlig
  • MACS After School Care
  • Voluntary Action
  • Creative STAR
  • Scaraway Nursery School
  • Parenting Across Scotland
  • Cookfur Nursery Class
  • East Lothian Play Association
  • East Ayrshire Council
  • The BIG Project
  • Abbey Mill Childcare
  • Simpson Primary School & Nursery Class
  • Home-Start Kincardine
  • Glasgow Life
  • Stirling ELC
  • St George’s School for Girls
  • Falkirk Council
  • Gullane After School Club
  • Aberdeen City Council
  • C.O.J.A.C. Caring Operations Joint Action Council
  • Islesburgh OOSC
  • Child Central Training
  • Stepping Stones North
  • East Lothian Out of School Care Network
  • Licketyspit
  • Thornlie Primary School
  • Step by Step Nursery
  • Evanton Wood Community Company
  • Early Education UK
  • What’s on Inverbervie Community
  • Together – Scottish Alliance for Children’s Rights
  • Wellgreen Nursery, Stirling
  • TIGERS
  • Inclusive Play
  • Aberfoyle Nursery
  • Lamlash Early Years Class
  • Ninewells Nursery
  • Eyemouth Primary School
  • Pencaitland Primary School Parent Council
  • Erskine Stewart Melville School
  • Fife Gingerbread
  • EA Junior School
  • Arkleston Primary School
  • Tweeddale Youth Action
  • Kids Come First
  • Linthaugh Nursery School
  • Enable Scotland
  • Wallyford Primary School
  • Cambusbarron Village Nursery
  • Laura’s Little Treasures
  • Houston Primary School
  • Early Steps Nursery
  • Oxley Park Academy
  • Tarves Primary School
  • Pirie Park Primary School
  • International Play Association Scotland
  • Murrayburn Primary School
  • Carli’s Kindergarten
  • Childcare in the Community
  • Enterprise Childcare
  • Lecropt Nursery and Bridge of Allan OOSC
  • SPELL
  • Orkney Library and Archive
  • Penicuik YMCA-YWCA
  • Mini Me Yoga Ambassador
  • Kidsize Out of School Club
  • Busy Bees Nursery
  • Home-Start Levenmouth
  • Goodlyburn Primary School
  • LINKES
  • Support from the Start Dunbar Cluster
  • Quarriers
  • MyParkScotland
  • Summerston Childcare
  • Holy Corner Community Playgroup
  • Welly Walkers Childminding
  • Gylemuir After School Club
  • Leisure and Culture
  • Families First, North Lanarkshire Council
  • Arran High School
  • Allsorts Dornoch
  • Holy Cross Primary School
  • Make Mess Matter
  • Gargurnnock Play Group
  • Smallworld Out of School Club
  • Stramash
  • City of Edinburgh Council
  • OSCARS Childcare
  • Langlee Support Centre, Langlee Primary School
  • Newtown Primary School
  • Twinkle Stars Childcare
  • Parkour UK
  • Allan’s Nursery
  • RHC NHS GGC
  • Edinburgh and Lothians Out of School Care Network
  • Castlepark Primary School
  • PlayBoard NI
  • Chatelherault Nursery & ASC
  • Innerwick Primary and Nursery School
  • Gap Childcare Services
  • Park Primary School
  • Nurture the Play
  • St Columba’s Junior School
  • Support from the Start Tranent Cluster
  • Springfield Primary School
  • St Martin’s Primary School and Nursery
  • Glenbervie Kindergarden
  • Corstorphine Primary School
  • Glasgow Caledonian University
  • Support from the Start Musselburgh Cluster
  • Argyll College
  • Outdoor Cleghorn
  • Whinhill Primary School
  • Flowerbank Early Childhood Centre
  • The Wee Childcare Company Ltd
  • Healthy n Happy CDT
  • Tweedbank Early Learners
  • Edinburgh College
  • Maggie’s Childminding Service
  • PEEK Project
  • St Margaret’s Primary School
  • Play Midlothian
  • Living Streets Scotland
  • Clydesdale After School Care
  • St Peter’s Primary School
  • Argyle Bridge Children’s Nursery
  • Red Harbour Events
  • Hillwood Primary School
  • Dunbar Primary School Nursery
  • Alyth OOSC
  • Bruce Family Centre
  • West Lothian Council
  • Riverside Primary School
  • Green Aspirations Scotland CIC
  • Meiklewood Nursery and After School Care
  • St Gerard’s Nursery School
  • Old Doune Road Nursery
  • Hearts and Minds
  • Aberlady ELOSCN
  • Whitburn and District Community Development Trust
  • Black Lion Games
  • Scottish Government
  • Renfrewshire Council
  • Support from the Start Prestonpans Cluster
  • Family Fund Scotland
  • Windygoul Primary School
  • Borders College
  • Toybox Children’s Centre
  • Dens Road Primary School
  • NHS GGC Children and Families
  • Almond Park Nursery
  • St John’s RC Primary
  • Woodlands Family Nurture Centre
  • Prestonpans ASC
  • Òganan Ghlaschu
  • Parent Action for Safe Play
  • Balornock Primary School
  • Edinburgh Young Carers Project
  • Bankhead After School Care Service
  • Little Lunches
  • Craigton Primary School
  • Home-Start Wigtownshire
  • South Lanarkshire Leisure and Culture
  • Clackmannanshire Council
  • Getting Better Together
  • Wardie Primary School
  • Burnbrae Primary School
  • NHS Health Scotland
  • Guildford Borough Council Playrangers
  • North Queensferry Primary
  • Simply Play
  • CALL Scotland
  • Towerbank ASC
  • Busy Bairns Childminder
  • North Ayrshire Council
  • The Nurture Nursery
  • Seahorse Nursery
  • Little Acorns
  • Loader Monteith
  • Chanonry Beaver Scouts
  • Mud Pie
  • Include Me 2 Club
  • Gowrie Training and Consultancy
  • Udston Primary School
  • Kilbarchan AAC
  • Little Forest Friends Scotland
  • Maddiston Primary School
  • Burnfoot Community School
  • YouthLink Scotland
  • Whiteness Primary School
  • Holmston Out of Skool Club
  • University of Strathclyde
  • Biggar Primary School and Nursery
  • Linnvale Primary
  • Queens Cross Housing Association
  • Maxwellton Park Nursery & OSC
  • The Yard
  • Fun Lodge After School Care
  • St Paul’s Primary School
  • Holy Cross Nursery Class
  • Scottish Historic Buildings Trust
  • Aberdeenshire Council
  • Dundee and Angus College
  • Ayrshire College
  • University of Edinburgh
  • South Morningside Primary School and Nursery
  • West Johnstone Early Learning and Childcare Centre
  • St Denis’ Primary School
  • Parent and Infant Mental Health Scotland
  • Play Torbay
  • Healthy Valleys
  • Pilton Youth and Children’s Project
  • Grange Primary School
  • First 4 Kids
  • Sciennes Primary School
  • Wee Gems
  • Scamps SOSC
  • Johnshaven School
  • Timberplay Scotland Ltd
  • Cumbernauld YMCA
  • North Edinburgh Arts
  • Clermiston Primary School and Nursery
  • Angus Alive
  • Inspiring Scotland
  • Mid Calder Primary School
  • CHAS
  • Reidvale Adventure Play Association Limited
  • Mini French
  • South Lanarkshire Council
  • Outlet Play Resource
  • Child’s Play
  • Monkey Puzzle Glasgow Central
  • Milltimber Playgroup
  • The Green Team
  • City of Play
  • Home-Start Edinburgh West and South West
  • Gingerbread
  • Highland Council
  • Muirhouse Youth Development Group
  • Firpark Primary School
  • Leaps and Bounds Activities (LBA)
  • Babysign
  • Doune Nursery
  • St Ninians Nursery
  • Movement Park
  • Dumfries Toy Library
  • Sgoil-àraich Taobh na Pàirce
  • Operation Play Outdoors
  • Crieff Hydro
  • Impact Arts
  • Playland
  • NG Homes
  • South Lanarkshire College
  • The Cottage Family Centre
  • Antonine Primary School
  • First Nursery
  • St Rose of Lima Primary School
  • Woodland Outdoor Kindergartens
  • Seamab
  • Crieff Hydro Kids Club
  • Abbey Early Years Centre
  • Perth Autism Support
  • Tiptoe’s Children’s Nursery
  • Echline Primary School and Nursery Class
  • Dunblane Youth & Sports Centre Trust
  • Cardonald Primary School
  • Forgandenny Primary School
  • Heathfield Primary & Early Years Centre
  • St Andrew’s RC Primary School
  • Melrose Primary School
  • Whiteinch Centre
  • Kinneil Primary School and Early Years Campus
  • Buttons & Bows Nursery School
  • Edzell Nursery
  • Adoption UK
  • Play and Sports Limited
  • Cairnsmoir Connections
  • University of the West of Scotland
  • Fife College
  • Tinto Nursery
  • Knightswood Primary
  • Fife Play Resource, Fife Play Development Team, Fife Council
  • Jennyswell Out of School Care
  • East End Empowering Stars
  • High School of Dundee
  • Bridge of Weir Childcare
  • Glebelands Nursery
  • Shetland College UHI
  • Battlefield Primary ASC Association (BPASCA)
  • Childcare Strategy Team
  • New College Lanarkshire
  • Outdoor Woodland Learning School (OWLS)
  • Canongate Youth
  • The Creativity Portal
  • Bikeability
  • Oxgangs Primary School
  • The Scottish Parliament
  • Task Childcare Services
  • Muck Primary School
  • Borestone Primary School
  • Lanarkshire Childcare Services
  • St Thomas Playgroup
  • Upstart Scotland
  • Rosetta Early Learners
  • The Concrete Garden
  • Croftamie Nursery
  • Jordanhill Out of School Service
  • St Boswells Primary School
  • Hanover Street School
  • Flowerpots Childcare
  • Sacred Heart Primary School
  • Interactive Play Scotland
  • Play Borders
  • St Sylvester’s Primary School
  • Education Department East Dunbartonshire Council
  • Barnardo’s Scotland
  • Barlanark Out of School Care
  • Castleton Primary School
  • St Leonard’s Primary and Nursery School
  • Barnardo’s APNA Project
  • Smart Play Network
  • Support, Help and Integration in Perthshire
  • Preschool Academy
  • Kidzcare
  • Dirleton Playgroup
  • University of Dundee
  • Adelaides Nursery
  • St David’s Primary School
  • Old Doune Road Nursery
  • Lauriston Nursery
  • Busby Primary School
  • Crossmichael Primary School
  • City of Glasgow College
  • Culture & Leisure
  • West College Scotland
  • Craiglockhart After School Club
  • North United Communities
  • Cockburnspath Primary School
  • Parsons Green Primary
  • Project 31
  • Camperdown Primary School and Nursery
  • With Kids
  • Little Scallywags Nursery
  • West Dunbartonshire Council
  • Hyndland After School Club
  • Starcatchers
  • Roots and Shoots Highland Learning
  • Craigour Park Primary School and Nursery
  • Scalloway Pre-School
  • Orchard Grove Kindergarten
  • Rattray Primary School
  • Elphinstone Primary
  • Off Grid Kids
  • KO-NEKT (Childcare)
  • Iona Primary Early Years
  • St Joseph’s Primary School
  • Cornerstone Nursery
  • Fields in Trust Scotland
  • Support from the Start Haddington Cluster
  • St Peter’s RC Primary School
  • PlayBase
  • East Park
  • Gracemount Nursery
  • Sgoil Bhaile a’ Mhanaich, Comhairle nan Eilean Siar
  • Scottish Book Trust
  • Scout Association
  • Little Steps Childminding
  • Leaps and Bounds Nursery
  • Warout Primary School
  • Child’s Play Nursery
  • Professional Learning Academy
  • The Destiny Project
  • WHALE Arts
  • Bright Starts Nursery
  • Meadowburn Primary School
  • Boomerang Community Centre
  • Forestry and Land Scotland
  • Scottish Out of School Care Network
  • Scalloway Youth & Community Centre
  • Stirling Play Services, Stirling Council
  • Firsthand Lothian
  • Forest School Leader
  • Bonding with Baby
  • Fountainhall Nursery
  • Ark Out of School Care
  • Home-Start Lorn
  • PLUS Forth Valley Ltd
  • East Pollockshields Out of School Care
  • James Gillespie’s Nursery
  • Argyll & Bute Council
  • Royal Zoological Society of Scotland
  • Shetland Islands Council
  • Fusion Childcare Services
  • Enchanted Forest Nursery
  • Newmains Family Learning Centre
  • Newton Nursery
  • Play Together on Pedals
  • Culture NL
  • East of the Sun, West of the Moon
  • Tingwall Primary School
  • Broomhill OOSC
  • Midlothian Sure Start
  • Fenton Barns Nursery
  • Four Seasons Nursery
  • South Ayrshire Council
  • Play Alloa
  • Fife Childcare Services
  • Commercial Primary School
  • Newtongrange ASC
  • North Edinburgh Childcare
  • Rosemount Lifelong Learning
  • Beech House Nursery
  • Beatlie Primary School
  • Tinies
  • Pentlands Activity Camps (PAC)
  • Home-Start East Fife
  • ACE Place Nursery and OSC
  • St David’s Primary RC
  • Dalmilling Primary School
  • Galleon Centre
  • Fledglings Childminding Service
  • Hayburn Park Association
  • St Charles’ Primary School
  • Coastguard Club
  • Balmore Kindergarten Ltd
  • Falkirk Community Trust Libraries
  • St Mary’s Nursery Class
  • Aberlour Childcare Trust
  • NHS Forth Valley
  • East Dunbartonshire Council
  • Eastmuir Primary School
  • Cosy Cottage Nursery School
  • Earthtime for All Ltd
  • Angus Council
  • TICTACS After School Service
  • Youth Scotland
  • Gleniffer Nursery
  • Children’s Health Scotland
  • Caldercuilt Primary School & Nursery
  • Giffnock Nursery Class
  • Auchinairn Afterschool Care & Forest School
  • ASH Scotland
  • Musselburgh Burgh Primary School
  • Siblings Together and Reunited (STAR)
  • Liberton After School Club
  • Clovenstone Primary School
  • Emerald Maintenance
  • Edible Estates
  • Holy Corner Community Group
  • St Ninian’s Primary School
  • Perth & Kinross Council
  • Law Primary School and North Berwick Nursery School
  • Support from the Start North Berwick Cluster
  • Support for Families
  • Oxfordshire Play Association
  • Our Place Our Families
  • Jordanhill School
  • Access Parkour Ltd
  • NHS West Dunbartonshire
  • Stanmore House School – Capability Scotland
  • Mosstodloch Primary School

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